- THE LLANOS
EXPEDITIONS - The Llanos Expeditions is the love of
researching
and experiencing the unexplained mysteries of the world. Mark, Pat and Ronny take
two annual excursions visiting remote places to further the appreciation of
lost cultures, ruins and archeological sites based upon their music and the
love of world history. Besides their world travels, they search for enigmatic mysteries and ancient pre-historical sites of the U.S.
particularly those of the Pacific Northwest. If you would like to join any
of the Llanos Expeditions please contact in advance.

Meeker mansion - The Meeker
Mansion is a 17-room Italianate Victorian mansion located in Puyallup,
Washington. It was built by Ezra Meeker, an entrepreneur and Puyallup's
first mayor. In 1890 Meeker completed the impressive mansion to please his
wife.

Apr 8-9 2006(Oregon)

Gold Hill - The Oregon Vortex
(House of Mystery) an area of naturally occurring visual and
perceptual phenomena.

Apr 15 2006(Washington)

Bonney Lake - The Sky Stone,
the monolith stone that ancestors of the Puyallup Indians used as an
observatory. The markings on the surface was to locate stars, constellations
and used to predict seasonal changes by marking the sun's position.

May 26-29 2006(Texas)

San Antonio - The Alamo, established in
1718, the first of five Spanish missions founded to
Christianize and educate resident Indians. Ghost hunting with the Southwest
Ghost Hunters and Paranormal Group. Natural Bridges, 'Old Tunnel' Bat Caves
(Kendall County).

The MV Kalakala - was a
Washington State
Ferry which plied the waters of
Puget Sound
from 1935
until her retirement in 1967.She was notable
for her unique streamlined hull, art deco
styling, and luxurious amenities.
It is currently under restoration at Hylebos waterway at the Tacoma
tideflats.

Canada's legendary water
monster Ogopogo of Lake Okanagan in the south central interior of British
Columbia much like the creature immortalized in Loch Ness. Before the
whiteman came, the fearsome lake monster N'haaitk was well known to the
superstitious Indians. Ogopogo lives in an underwater cave in the deep water
off Squally Point, where the lake takes a sharp turn south to its outlet at
Penticton.

Aug 5 2006(Washington)

Orting - Coke Ovens, believed
to have been constructed in 1888. The man-made "beehive" ovens were used to
transform hard coal into coke. The "coking" process burnt impurities out of
the coal. The end product -- coke -- was the best fuel source for the
furnaces that were used to manufacture iron and steel. Washington Soldiers
Home Cemetery

Discovering the Dead Sea
Scrolls - Exhibit
The biblical texts are the earliest known manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible,
known to Christians as the Old Testament (Psalms, Genesis, Exodus and
Deuteronomy, etc.).

The Titanic Artifact
Exhibition - Royal BC Museum. This traveling exhibition features more than
280 artifacts recovered from Titanic's undersea resting place in a series of
galleries that trace the life of the "unsinkable" ship - from its design and
construction through to its discovery, recovery and conservation. Via the
M/V Victoria Clipper, Seattle.

The
Pyramids (Cheops, Khafre, Menkaure) & Sphinx at Giza, Kom Ombo, Philae Temple, the Temple of Horus at Edfu, Abu
Simbel, Valley of the Kings (West
Bank), Karnak, Luxor Temple, the
Colossi of Memnon at Thebes and Deir el Medina (Valley of the Workers). A
visit to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Cairo. Nile cruise to Aswan..

Nov 30-Dec 2 2007(Central Mexico)

Teotihuacan - located in the highlands of
central Mexico. It used to be a thriving city and ceremonial center that
predated the Aztecs by several centuries.
Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Moon, The Feathered Serpent (step pyramids)
and the Avenue of the Dead. Shrine at
Guadalupe, the most visited religious site in Latin America. In 1531 a 'Lady
from Heaven' appeared to an Indian at Tepeyac, a hill northwest of Mexico
City; she identified herself as the Mother of the True God, instructed him
to have the bishop build a temple on the site and left an image of herself
imprinted miraculously.

Apr
25- May 3 2008
(Easter Island)

Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is
the world's most isolated inhabited island belonging to Chile. It is home to
the giant Moai stone statues and a collection of petroglyphs belonging to a
culture that over populated and depleted natural resources resulting in
their demise. Sites at Rano Raraku, Ahu Tongriki, Vinapu, Akivi, Naunau,
Tahai and Orongo in the South Pacific.

Aug 26 2008(Washington)

Littlerock - The Mima Mounds,
mysterious formations found in fields in various parts of the world,
including China, Alaska, and in this part of southwestern Washington.

About two thousand years ago
nomadic people began to live year round in villages and cultivate crops. The
'Anasazi' ancestors of the Pueblo Indians; eventually became accomplished
farmers, architects, artisans, and traders. They lived across a broad area,
including parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. Aztec ruins near
Farmington, Chaco Canyon, Salmon ruins and Mesa Verde.

June 20-July 1 2009
(Kaua'i, Hawaii)

The folklore of many
nations around the world include stories of magical little people. The most
famous of course, are the leprechauns
of Ireland. In Kaua'i, Hawaii, it is the mischievous Menehune who are said to
haunt the deep forests and the mountains of Waimea Canyon. The Alekoko Fish
Pond and The Menehune Ditch were sites that according to local legend, was
built by The Menehune. Only a small portion of the
engineering phenomena still remains. Archeologists say it was built before
the Polynesians ever arrived on the island. Waimea Canyon, Haena, Hanalei,
Kiluea, Kapaa, Lihue, Wailua River

Dec 5-14 2009
(Greece)

The Parthenon,
Acropolis, Agoras, the Temple of Zeus, the Theater of Dionysus and Keramikos (Athens), The Minoan ruins of Akrotiri (Santorini) and Knossos,
Aptera, Phaistos, Malia, Elefterna (Crete). TheMinoan culture is that part of the Greek
civilization between about 3000 and 1000 BC, and largely centered on the
island of Crete. The Minoans had a very advanced civilization. They had
running water, sewers, buildings with multiple stories, paved streets and
many other modern conveniences we have today. They were also the center of
trade in the Mediterranean which helped them to amass a lot of wealth. Their
wealth also afforded them the ability to pursue the arts resulting in
incredible frescos and mosaics as well as sculptures.

Mar
3-6
2010
(Oaxaca, Mexico)

The Oaxaca valley has been inhabited
for thousands of years. The ruins at San Jose Mogote (now just a collection
of mounds), just a few kilometers north of Oaxaca Mexico dates back over 3
thousand years. The height of civilization in Oaxaca can be seen at the
ruins of Monte Alban
which are on a mountain overlooking Oaxaca City. Monte Alban seems to have
been the dominant city in the area from around 450 BC to 700 AD. By 800 AD,
the city of Monte Alban was abandoned while the cities of Mitla,
Dainzu, Lambiteyco and Yagul
continued to grow and prosper (at least until the arrival or conquest of the
Spaniards). Tule, Tlacolula and Zaachila.

Apr 16-23
2010
(Ryukyu Isl., Japan)

Not far from the shore off the
island of Yonaguni, south from Okinawa, they found a gigantic, pyramidal
structure in 100 feet of water. In what appeared to be a ceremonial center
of broad promenades and flanking pylons, the gargantuan building measures
240 feet long. They beheld long streets, grand boulevards, majestic
staircases, magnificent archways, enormous blocks of perfectly cut and
fitted stone - all harmoniously welded together in a linear architecture
unlike anything they had ever seen before. Ancient castle ruins of; Katsuren,
Nakijin, Zakimi, ect.

Sept 14-21 2010
(Transylvania, Romania)

The land of Vlad Tepes III, known as the
historical model of Count Dracula, Vlad the Impaler. He is considered a
national hero in his native country.
A fifteenth century voivode or prince of Wallachia of the
princely House of Basarab. Vlad
III Dracula is a Romanian national symbol of fight for independence against
ottomans. Brasov, Bucharest, Peles & Pelisor Castles, Sinaia, Moeciu
Village, Bran Castle, Snagov Isl, Transylvanian and Wallachian Forests.

Dec 9-12 2010
(Cahokia, Collinsville, IL.)

At Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is
preserved the central section of the largest prehistoric Native American
city north of Mexico. Occupied from 700 to 1400 AD, the city grew to cover
4,000 acres, with a population of between ten and twenty thousand at its
peak around 1100 AD. The site is dominated by the hundred-foot-tall Monks
Mound, the largest prehistoric earthen mound in the Americas.